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high seas forecast

#1 Post by joyster »

just had a look at the swell forecast for the weekend and the forecast is for 45foot swells!!!!!!, so stay away from the shore for the weekend!!!!
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#2 Post by corbyeire »

seriously - is this on all coasts?
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#3 Post by paul skelly »

:shock: :shock: :shock:
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#4 Post by kstaff »

There's a good post about holding the bottom that should help :D
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#5 Post by The Austrian »

kstaff wrote:There's a good post about holding the bottom that should help :D
ones trousers bottoms might be more in danger :lol:
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#6 Post by donal domeney »

http://www.windfinder.com/forecast/cork_buoy

This together with spring tides should see more of this in Cork harbour
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#7 Post by donal domeney »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dVkeh7wUm4
Specimen Fish 2024: Shore Rockling (3) 36cm, 34cm, 31cm; Thick Lipped Mullet (2) 58cm, 57cm; Smooth Hound (1) 109cm; Sting Ray (1)125cm; Ballan Wrasse (1) 48cm ; Corkwing Wrasse (1) 24.8cm. Golden Grey Mullet (2) 43cm, 1.8lb; 40.6cm, 1.55lb;
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Flounder 46cm; Spurdog 120cm; Stingray 91cm; Smooth Hound 114cm; 103.5cm; 104cm
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#8 Post by beachbuddy »

Did you catch anything :lol: ,seriously cool clip.
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#9 Post by JimC »

Safehaven launched a new 48' Pilot Boat this week....
http://www.safehavenmarine.com/2012%20P ... 0Pilot.htm
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#10 Post by razor2 »

donal domeney wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dVkeh7wUm4
Unreal it can be a scarey place at times.Was up there last week and the rock just off the roches point looked very small compared to the waves rolling in...
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#11 Post by Pat »

Another blog post about this:

http://gcaptain.com/historic-north-atla ... ns-likely/
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Here's another one:

http://surfforecasting.magicseaweed.com/?p=2034
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#13 Post by redzerologhlen »

Just back from a spin to doolin there now, the pic is of the car park beside the toilets. there was waves coming over the pier and stones all over the place, there was a part of the hand railing broken too where a stone hit it, very rough altogether.

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#14 Post by ste c »

donal domeney wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dVkeh7wUm4


that is some scary s*** i have to say
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